First-party data in B2B for 2026. Five shifts since 2016. The five data categories that matter. The three-layer operating model. The dark-funnel problem.
Most B2B companies are measuring marketing effectiveness wrong — over-crediting the last touchpoint, missing the dark funnel entirely. Here's what actually works, including self-reported attribution and why the AI gap is the next measurement crisis.
B2B marketing pillar — the structural shifts (MQL is a lie, dark funnel, AI Citation Share), attribution and measurement, demand creation versus demand generation, the 2026 operating model, and why B2B compounds inside AI engines.
